Animals

The overcrowded facility said its 'empty the shelters' event continues through July 31.

Researchers say the creatures pose little threat to humans but they are concerned about the growing prevalence of invasive species — a problem made worse by global trade and climate change.

Texas Parks and Wildlife commissioners approved basic regulations for hunting and trapping Mountain Lions. The state banned canned hunts and established a rule to prevent live mountain lions from being left in traps.

Recent raids of cockfighting rings in Texas – including two busts last weekend that led to dozens of arrests – have animal welfare groups pressing for new laws that would ban the shipping birds used in these fights over regular mail.

Spring is a busy time for the people charged with rehabilitating animals that are injured or orphaned. Right now, it's baby squirrel season across much of the country.

Polly, a one-year-old Pekin duck, is believed to have lost her bill during an animal attack. She now lives at All Things Wild Rehabilitation, a sanctuary for injured, orphaned and displaced wildlife in Georgetown.

Right now, there's limited research about how solar eclipses affect animal behavior, but scientists hope to gather more data on April 8.

The San Antonio Park Foundation will postpone the annual event to a later date amid forecast heavy rainfall forecasted in the area this weekend.

With the help of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, the Wildlife Center installed a camera to watch its annual visitor Athena nest and rear her young.

San Antonio Councilman Jalen McKee-Rodriguez proposed the income-based program to help alleviate capacity at local animal shelters and to address the number of roaming animals across the city.